... AWAY -- Two stories about two VFW Posts that are closing due to lack ... meeting place since 1971. The state VFW closed the post in November. ( ...) We have two stories about two VFW Posts that are closing. The first ... attending district meetings to keep up on VFW affairs," said Robert Weiss, Michigan's VFW adjutant quartermaster and a Vietnam veteran. VFW officials at the state and national levels ... often takes years to complete. The VFW guides veterans through the process. "Without advocacy from the VFW, a lot of veterans apply for... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf012808-2.htm
... 01-13-2006 #1 VFW LEADERSHIP TAKES VA WATCHDOG TO THE WOODSHED ... the woodshed by the leadership of the VFW for comments I made two days ago ...2006-3.htm I criticized VFW National Commander James Mueller for not pushing ... benefits when President Bush spoke at a VFW function. I said: "Commander ......#1 is the VFW's original letter to me...#2 is the VFW's edited letter to me. ......they are questions the VFW should be addressing. The VFW, and other service organizations, are... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes JAN 06/newsflash01-13-2006-1.htm
...-Friendly Version NEW VET SAYS OF VFW: "I DIDN'T FEEL ... IT WAS FOR ME" -- VFW Post spokesman says: ".. ... and we have got to change the VFW to be more in tune with a ... people." For more about the VFW, use the VA Watchdog search engine .../sessearch.php?q=vfw&op=and Story here. ..., director of communications at the national VFW headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. ... Niezwaag, who is active in the VFW in Riverton. Niezwaag said his local VFW offers camaraderie much like the military,... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJUL08/nf072108-7.htm
4. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-10-2007 #6 -- VETERANS MAKE EFFORT TO CLOSE RANKS ON AGE GAP -- Florida VFW posts looking for post-Vietnam veterans to boost membership.nf091007-6.htm
... RANKS ON AGE GAP -- Florida VFW posts looking for post-Vietnam veterans ... to help bolster the ranks, state VFW posts are sending mailers to reach female vets, who are assuming VFW leadership roles at all levels. Nationally, the VFW boasts about 1.7 million members ... hopes of energizing the community presence, VFW leaders say. VFW posts are autonomous and can range from ...," Bachand said. Immediate past VFW National Commander Gary Kurpius had urged VFW members to give posts face-lifts... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf091007-6.htm
... page. NOW IT'S THE VFW SHREDDING VETERANS' VA CLAIMS FILES Lee ... of the claimant files in the Milwaukee VFW service office. NOTE from Larry Scott ... VA is getting some help from the VFW. For more, refer to our ...- Veteran's medical records missing VFW worker shredded files, but responsibility for ... records. An official with the state VFW, which handles thousands of such cases ... all of their claimant files in the VFW service office. He did not keep ... was aware of the incident at the VFW and concurred that those types of files would not have been kept at the VFW office. He said it was more... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfaug10/nf081710-1.htm
...... Printer-Friendly Version VFW FEELS ITS AGE IN DECLINING NUMBERS - ... welcome." For more about the VFW, use the VA Watchdog search engine .../sessearch.php?q=vfw&op=and Story here. ...------- VFW feels its age in declining numbers Posts ... is a junior vice commander at the VFW post there. Allen said the value of VFW membership to him is service to the ...S. veterans eligible to join the VFW. TO LEARN MORE www.vfw.org www.iraqwarveterans.org... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfFEB08/nf022508-6.htm
... WANTS GOVERNMENT MONEY TO RENOVATE LEGION, VFW HALLS Veterans' Advocate Jim Strickland: ... and local veterans at the Kings Park VFW. Congressman Bishop is introducing this legislation ... inadequate handicap accessibility. The Kings Park VFW Post, itself, is in need ...) Act Who: Congressman Bishop, VFW and American Legion Post Commanders from Long Island, veterans Where: Kings Park VFW, 40 Church Street, Kings Park ... looked into the restrictions of joining the VFW, for example. That isn' .../tinyurl.com/nv35nk The VFW does not pay to train its own Vsos. The VFW PSO who started the fuss is still... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf022210-1.htm
...... Printer-Friendly Version VFW COMMANDER WHO BURNED DOWN HIS OWN POST ... -- When he was removed as VFW commander in 2006, his records were ... the post. For more about the VFW, use the VA Watchdog search engine .../sessearch.php?q=vfw&op=and There's ... search parameters: "Don Mudd" vfw Story here... http: ... to the building. Former Bowling Green VFW member W.G. Cannon of ... military discharge papers are eligible to be VFW members, but whether Mudd ever did so is unclear; the national VFW did not respond to calls for comment... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf031608-7.htm
...... Printer-Friendly Version VFW POST DONATES $15,000 FOR ..., is this the correct use of VFW funds when so many veterans are in ..., Jacksonville Police Chief Gary Sipes, VFW Post 4548 Commander Don Reynolds and Jacksonville ..... I must, as a VFW member, question why this Post is ... like to ask the Commander of this VFW Post: Are there any hungry veterans .... Then, go ahead and donate VFW money to the police force. Story ...------- VFW donates $15K for officers' vests ...,' said Don Reynolds, the VFW Post commander, on Monday, Dec... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjan09/nf011109-2.htm
..... Printer-Friendly Version ANGRY VFW COLOR GUARD WILL BOYCOTT MEMORIAL DAY PARADE ... height of lunacy. Why would a VFW color guard boycott a Memorial Day Parade ... Can they be that small? This VFW color guard should march in the parade ...------ Fairhaven VFW color guard will boycott Memorial Day Parade ... held a couple of functions at the VFW. Selectmen have scheduled a hearing with VFW management on June 2 that will allow ... in which he expressed concerns that the VFW may not be in compliance with the state's sprinkler laws. The VFW was sent a letter in 2007 outlining... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAY08/nf051108-4.htm
